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Quote by Jean de la Bruyere

“If you wish to be held in esteem, you must ssociate only with those who estimable.”

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Jean de la Bruyere was a French philosopher and moralist, born on August 16, 1645, and died on May 10, 1696. His works have had a profound impact on posterity. more

“We women are callow fledglings as compared with the wise old birds who manipulate the political machinery, and we still hesitate to believe that a woman can fill certain positions in public life as competently and adequately as a man. For instance, it is certain that women do not want a woman for President. Nor would they have the slightest confidence in her ability to fulfill the functions of that office. Every woman who fails in a public position confirms this, but every woman who succeeds creates confidence.”

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“The Middle Ages were an era of mysticism, ruled by blind faith and blind obedience to the dogma that faith is superior to reason. The Renaissance was specifically the rebirth of reason, the liberation of man's mind, the triumph of rationality over mysticism - a faltering, incomplete, but impassioned triumph that led to the birth of science, of individualism, of freedom.”

Source: The New Left: the Anti-Industrial Revolution

“To live greatly, you have to risk greatly.”

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“I never wanted to become an actor. I always wanted to be a farmer and dreamt of owning half an acre of agriculture land.”

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“It's destiny that pushed me towards showbiz. I wanted to start off as a technician, but out of compulsion, I became an actor.”

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“I have been a depressed kid. I wanted to lead a quiet life, never wanted to be an actor.”

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“If I do not respond to some situation, my conscience kills me. I believe in permissible violence, not necessarily non-violence.”

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“Nature, philosophy and social issues are the three things that always occupy my mind. You do not have any power over others but can only change yourself.”

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“I have always wanted to be a gardener, and I love the time I spend in my garden.”

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